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Oskaloosa boys’ basketball lost to Bishop Miege Saturday

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Oskaloosa High’s boys’ basketball team lost to Bishop Miege of Kansas City, Kansas 51-42 Saturday (1/26) in the Quincy Shootout in Quincy, Illinois.  The game turned in the third quarter when center Xavier Foster picked up his fourth foul.  Miege then took command of the game, with freshman Mark Mitchell, Jr. scoring 20 points to lead the Stags.  Ryan Yates had 18 to lead Oskaloosa.  The Indians are now 9-4 on the year.

Oskaloosa’s girls lost at Newton Saturday 57-26.  The Indians girls’ now 2-13 on the year.

Both Oskaloosa teams will be at Pella Friday night.  Coverage on KBOE-FM starts at 6, the girls’ game starts at 6:15pm and the boys’ game is to follow around 7:45pm.  And you can watch both games on KBOEradio.com.

Tyson recalls some chicken nuggets, contamination possible

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Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of “soft, blue rubber” inside.

The U.S. Agriculture Department said the 5-pound (2-kilogram) bags should be thrown away or returned. The agency says there are no confirmed reports of anyone getting sick from the rubber.

The recall is for more than 36,000 pounds (16,329 kilograms) of nuggets, which Tyson said were shipped to distribution centers in Arizona, California, Illinois, New Jersey and Utah.

Tuesday’s recall came after Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson said it was contacted by a “small number” of customers who found rubber pieces in the nuggets. The announcement comes the day after Perdue Foods recalled chicken nuggets because of an undeclared allergen, milk . Earlier this month, Perdue recalled a different batch of nuggets because customers reported finding wood in the products.

Tyson’s White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets were produced on Nov. 26, 2018, and have a best if used by date of Nov. 26, 2019. The products have the establishment number P-13556 inside the USDA inspection mark.

Wind chills in Iowa between -40 and -60 Wednesday; warmer weather on the way

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Daily record low temperatures have been either tied or broken across much of eastern Iowa. There’s a risk of all-time cold in Cedar Rapids.  Wind chills are between -40 and -60 degrees.

TIMING:  High temps on Wednesday will stay in the teens to nearly -20 degrees. A temperature drop near -30 degrees is likely overnght.

IMPACT:  Exposure to this type of cold can cause frostbite in 5 to 10 minutes.  Cover up everything you can and have jumper cables in your car.

SNOW FORECAST:
Snow could develop in the mid-morning through the afternoon on Thursday, O’Mara said. One to two inches could fall with that system.

GOOD NEWS:
Warmer temperatures are on the way this weekend.

Warm places to go this week if you need shelter

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The Red Cross and Salvation Army have partnered together to open a shelter at The Salvation Army in Ottumwa. The shelter is open 24/7! If you need a warm place to stay please come in 505 W Main. They’ll have warm food, drinks, cots and blankets.  And if you live in Monroe County and need a warm place to stay, call 641-932-7815.

Ottumwa’s 10-15 transit will provide free rides for anyone needing transportation to the Ottumwa Salvation Army shelter.

SIEDA Auditorium 725 W. Second Ottumwa
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm

Bridgeview Center 102 Church St. Ottumwa
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 1/29 open until 9:00 pm depending on event cancellation
Wednesday 1/30 open until 7:00 pm depending on event cancellation

Ottumwa Public Library 102 W. Fourth St. Ottumwa
Monday – Thursday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday – Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Closed Sunday

The United Way of Mahaska County in Oskaloosa will be open until 5 this afternoon (1/30)—and they have coats if you need them.

Mahaska County Emergency Management is working with the Mahaska County CERT team and will have a warming shelter ready to open in the event it is needed. Anyone needing a warm place to go should contact the Mahaska County 911 Center at 641-673-0347. We can also provide transportation to the location of the shelter if needed.

****UPDATE**** If you have even a fraction of an idea where someone might be, please call. We can check on them and bring them to the shelter. We understand that not everyone has phones or the internet so we need your help in making sure our county is in good hands. Don’t hesitate to contact us and we will check it out.

Sigourney Public Library will be having extended hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week to provide a safe space for those who need it. Come in from the cold, starting at 10 am til 7pm for free coffee, cocoa, and pastries (while supplies last).

In anticipation of dangerously cold temperatures, Grinnell Regional Medical Center will be open to individuals who need to find a warm shelter. The warming station will open at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, and remain open until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31. Guests may enter the main or emergency entrances and proceed to the dining area by the cafeteria.

Sigourney United Methodist Church is open 24/7.

Barnes City residents: If you are without power and need a warm place to go please call 641-673-0347. Advise the dispatcher that you are in Barnes City and need a warm place to go. The Barnes City fire department and their dedicated members are willing to open the station.

SCOTTY MCCREERY’S TRUCK BROKEN INTO IN NASHVILLE

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Scotty McCreery’s truck was broken into, but the would-be thieves didn’t get away with a valuable haul.

The 25-year-old singer turned to Twitter on Tuesday morning (Jan. 29) to post a picture of the passenger seat of his truck, where an Elvis Presley CD, a charger cord and some other CDs and bits of paper lie scattered. “Get back to Nashville to find my truck broken into,” the “This Is It” singer writes to accompany the picture, adding, “Just want to apologize to whoever did this… You really picked the wrong country singer’s truck to break into. Got nothing for ya … That is, unless you’re a big fan of Elvis or the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.”

McCreery has just wrapped his Seasons Change Tour, and he’s back in Nashville and beginning to work on new music. “I always like to be in the creative mindset, and writing is probably my favorite thing to do, so I’m really excited about getting back at it in January,” he told People magazine.

He had an eventful 2018. Last year saw the release of his long-awaited third studio album, Seasons Change, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The album’s first single, “Five More Minutes,” reached No. 1, and McCreery’s current single, “This Is It,” is also a Top 5 hit. McCreery tells People he will probably release more singles from the project.

McCreery also married his longtime love, Gabi Dugal, in June of 2018, and the couple recently welcomed a new addition to the family — a puppy named Moose.

Shooting that injured 5 officers in Houston started with a warrant attempt

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Houston’s police chief says what began as an attempt to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house turned into a gun battle that killed two suspects and injured five officers, including four who were shot.

Chief Art Acevedo says the suspects were killed Monday after firing at officers who were trying to enter a southeast Houston home where authorities allege black tar heroin was being sold.

Four of the officers were shot and a fifth suffered a knee injury.

Acevedo says two of the officers who were shot were hit in the neck by gunfire and are in critical but stable condition.

Two other officers, including the one who injured a knee, are in good condition. One officer who was shot in the shoulder has been released.

Police didn’t immediately release additional information about the suspects

Oskaloosa native and journalist Steve Bell dies

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Longtime ABC News anchor and reporter and Oskaloosa native Steve Bell has died.  Bell died Friday (1/25) in Muncie, Indiana.  He was 83.  Bell’s broadcasting career began in Oskaloosa on what was then KBOE-AM while he was in high school.  He went on to graduate from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.  From there Bell worked in Omaha and New York City before getting a job with ABC Radio News in 1967.   He covered the Vietnam War, Robert Kennedy’s assassination and Watergate, before being named news anchor for ABC Television’s “Good Morning America” in 1975.  Bell left ABC in 1986 to anchor local news in Philadelphia….and in 1992, he taught broadcast news at Ball State University. He had that job before retiring in 2007.  Steve Bell is survived by his wife Joyce and daughters Allison and Hillary.  A plaque detailing Steve Bell’s career is in the Alley in downtown Oskaloosa.

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